Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Mechelen in 9th and OH Leuven in 7th place.
- Mechelen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- OH Leuven have the most conceded goals (31) away in Pro League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Leuven are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Mechelen form and stats
Mechelen have played 15 Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-7 (wins-draws-losses). Mechelen have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
An away draw last time out for Mechelen, facing Anderlecht in a game that ended 1-1. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Genk (1-4).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Mechelen handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, three draws and three defeats.
The Mechelen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 15 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Mechelen defense is not exactly impregnable. 26 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
OH Leuven form and stats
4-6-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for OH Leuven, who have the most conceded goals (31) away in Pro League, in their Pro League matches away.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to AS Eupen (placed 13th) in their previous outing. The Pro League match ended in a draw 3-3. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Antwerp.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Leuven, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Leuven are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, two draws and four defeats. From a total of ten matches.
OH Leuven has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 28 goals from 15 games. For Leuven, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: OH Leuven - Mechelen 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Mechelen five wins, three draws and OH Leuven two victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Henry 20 goals |   G. Hairemans 8 goals | X. Mercier 8 goals |
Mechelen missing players
OH Leuven missing players
| Mechelen | OH Leuven | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 43 | 23 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 28 | 49 |
| 47 | 26 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 31 | 49 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 87% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 63% | 73% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 80% | 70% |
| 37% | 40% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 67% | 43% |
| 20% | 27% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| 60% | 53% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 87% | 73% |
| 23% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 17% |
| 20% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9.8 | 9 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 8.5 | 9.1 |
| 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 34% | 42% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 89% | 50% | 42% |
- All of OH Leuven's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Mechelen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- OH Leuven have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- OH Leuven have the most conceded goals (31) away in Pro League
- OH Leuven haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 61 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 43 | 66 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 51 |
| 3 | Genk | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 49 |
| 4 | KV Oostende | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 46 |
| 5 | Anderlecht | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 46 |
| 6 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 56 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 30 | -2 | 44 |
| 7 | OH Leuven | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 44 |
| 8 | Zulte-Waregem | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 46 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 23 | -7 | 43 |
| 9 | Mechelen | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | -4 | 41 |
| 10 | Gent | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 40 |
| 11 | Sporting Charleroi | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 40 |
| 12 | Standard Liege | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 40 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -9 | 37 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -8 | 36 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 32 |
| 16 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -18 | 30 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 34 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -14 | 29 |
| 18 | Waasland-Beveren | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 29 | -26 | 25 |